There Should Be A Law.....

Have you ever wondered how the mechanism of law making works in Congress? This chart shows you how.

See how easy it is?

Gardening Makes You Smarter

I love Scientific American. This article reports on a study that shows that exposure to certain bacteria in the soil actually increases memory, intelligence and serotonin levels while decreasing anxiety. Maybe that's why I like to garden so much.

Economics 801

Yeah, that's right. True post-graduate level stuff here. When are we going to learn that things don't necessarily scale? This 10+ minute cartoon explains research that points out that more $ doesn't necessarily equal better performance. This certainly gives weight to the notion that we should de-incentivize greed, because it's not performing as promised. Money IS NOT what people ALWAYS want.

Watch.

We Won't Find Aliens Because They're Playing XBox

This opinion piece in Seed Magazine serves up a provocative theory on civilization's progress as being a self-limiting proposition. The basic idea is that once a civilization develops technology, it inevitably uses it to seek ever more self-absorbed and narcissistic pastimes, eventually effectively abandoning real life for virtual existences. All you have to do is imagine the visors from the SyFY show "Caprica" to see the dangers of addiction inherent in such pursuits.

Do Children Pick Your Vegetables? (part two)

I applaud the efforts of anyone involved with teaching our children where food comes from and what is needed to make it grow. This effort sponsored by GOOD, LAUSD, The USDA People’s Garden Initiative, The Environmental Media Association, The National Gardening Association, The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, The California School Garden Network, and Mia Lehrer & Associates, teaches lessons that only nature can provide.

As the article states, "A school ... garden not only helps children understand where their food comes from, it teaches ecological literacy and teamwork, nutrition and problem-solving."

We should be doing this in EVERY school.

Do Children Pick Your Vegetables?

Well, do they?